Saike Once Again 2

Finally, this thing again. You'd think with how much I love Fukuchi that this would have been the first manga I TL'ed after coming out of my Saike-like depression...



Saike's a free agent. Psylocke scans was only responsible for the first chapter. So anyone who wants to scantlate it should get in touch with me.

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(Top text- A huge projectile Series serialization! Chapter 2 is 44 pages as well!!)
FUKUCHI TSUBASA
TAKE 2: Saike, again.
(Side text- A special far from boring day begins…)
SAIKE ONCE AGAIN.

002
(Sfx- Gooooh *hooooonk*)
(Side text- The sorrow filled ‘today’ where Mikan died begins once again. Can Saike advantage of this miracle?)
Saike: Mi…
MIKAN!!!
???: Saike…
Saike…

003
???: Saike!!!
(Sfx- Bikuhh *poit*)
(Sfx- Goboshh *floot*)
Saike: Eh?
Wh—What’s up Mikan?
(Sfx- Konh *tap*)
Mikan: Don’t ‘Eh? What’s up?’ me.
We’re talking about your career choices here!
You’ve been spacing out all day today…
(Handwritten- Whatsmatter?)
(Sfx- Pan pan *tap tap*)
Saike: H—Have I?
{Well obviously….}
(Sfx- Chuuhh *Siiip*)
{After all…}

004
Mikan: You’re weird Saike!
{Today’s the day where you’ll die.}
{Back then for sure Mikan had died.}

005
{But then a miracle happened.}
{Somehow I’m able to redo that day.}
{Is it Dejavu?}
{Or a dream coming true?}
(Handwritten- Hey are you listening?)
{Or has time gone backward?}
{In any case right now I’m…}
{In a position of knowing exactly how everything will go down later today.}
{Mikan will be hit by a truck and die…}
{But I already know this will happen.}

006
{Which means I can somehow ‘avoid’ that outcome right?!}
Mikan: So Saike?
Have you decided your future career?
Saike: Eh?!
C—career?!
(Handwritten- Mogu mogu *chew chew*)
Mikan: That’s right. The teacher Nagitsuchiyo called you out on it right?
(TN- Like the school in chapter one, the kanji reads ‘teacher’ but the furigana reads ‘Nagitsuchiyo.’ Not sure if that’s a name so be prepared to change it if it reads something else later.)
Saike: I haven’t decided anything.
(Sfx- gasaah *sshhhs*)
{There isn’t anything I wanna do especially after all…}
Saike: Have you decided Mikan?
Mikan: But of course!
(Sfx- Gashh *grip*)

007
Mikan: I’m going to use my artistic strengths to get into Kurijyo!
Because I love drawing and art!!
(TN- Kurijyo might be the name of a school? The kanji reading is ‘Kuriyama Jyoushi kou’. Which could mean ‘Kuriyama female high school.)
Saike: That place has a pretty high deviation value when it comes to grades…
Mikan, you’re kind of slow so I wonder if you’ll be okay…
Mikan: I’M SORRY FOR BEING SLOW!
{Huh?}
{This conversational flow…}
Thingy: Mikan-chan go there and do your best!
Mikan: Cause this is what I love to do.
{That’s right!}
{After this Mikan will say ‘Lets go to Mogura pond’!}
{Wait a sec…}

008
{A long time ago I was drowning in this lake…}
{You know what though?}
{You saved me Saike!}
{Ah…}
{I’m sure you’ll find it one day…}
{The one thing that you wanna do that no one else can do!!}
{That’s right.}
{I think Mikan invited me to Mogura pond…}
{In order to give me encouragement.}
{And then the truck…}

009
{That’s it!!}
{If I just hear her out now rather than later, there won’t be any need for us to go to the pond!}
Mikan: What’s with you all of a sudden?!
Saike: Eh? Oh my bad.
M—more importantly,
Mikan…
There’s something you wanted to tell me today right?
Mikan: Eh?
(Sfx- Doki *throb*)
Saike: C’mon!
There’s gotta be something right?
I’m all ears! Go on and tell me right away!
{So we can settle this!}

010
Mikan: T---
There’s not really anything I had in mind, no…?
(Sfx- Shire *blush*)
{Huh?}
Saike: Waitwaitwait….
There’s something you want to talk about….
(Sfx- Mogu mogu *chew chew*)
Mikan: Absolutely not! Nothing at all!
{Wha…What the heck is this?!}

011
Saike: There’s something you’re just dying to tell me! What is it?!
Mikan: Oh just shut up!! I told you there’s nothing so there’s nothing!
(Handwritten- You’re annoying!!)
{Wait…?}
{Why won’t Mikan talk about ‘that’??}
(Sfx- Fuuunda *Hmmph!*)
{That’s the whole reason why she invites me to walk home together with her right?!}
{What should I do?}
(Handwritten- Oh! That’s right! Our chief loves the occult.)
{If I don’t hear what she has to say now, then there’s no doubt things will head in a going to mogura pond direction!!}
Mikan: They said that they saw something weird in Mogura pond down in the third distric---
(Sfx- dooon *Thump*)
(Handwritten- Bikuhh *poit*)

012
Saike: There’s obviously….
Something you want to talk about, right?!
Mikan: You’re acting weird today Saike..
(Handwritten- Thank you for coming.)
Saike: Huh?
Wha?

013
Mikan: I don’t like it when you’re like this, Saike.
(Handwritten- Hey bro, you okay?)
(Handwritten- Oh my!)
Saike: She left…
Why was she so mad?
(Handwritten- I don’t get her at all…)
{But….}
{Now at least we won’t end up going to the pond.}
{And Mikan won’t die…right?}

014
{Thank goodness….}
{It’s been a weird day…}
{Probably the weirdest in my life….or is it?}

015
{Most likely God decided to grant me a favor.}
{After all it’s not like I’ve got anything going for myself.}
{For the first time in my life I felt like I had some sort of ‘role’ in things.}
{So there is a bit of meaning in being born huh…}
{I guess that’s good enough.}
{Welp, back to my modest life…}
{Starting tomorrow once again…}
{It’s back to an unexciting daily life.}
(Sfx- Tet e tetetete te)

016
???: Gyahahahah!
Y’serious?!
{Ugh…}
(Handwritten- I seriously thought I’d have to kill the guy.)
(Handwritten- Gyahahahahaah!!)
{Those are the type of people I’m the worst with.}
{Thank God I’m walking on the opposite side of the street.}
Store clerk: Thank you very much!
(Sfx- Gaaah)
Dude: Hey Bro!
Kid: Hm?
Dude: What sorta book did you buy?
(Handwritten- Porn?)
Big Dude: Uwa! This dude’s an otaku ain’t he?

017
Kid: Um…
Just some manga….
Big dude: See? Total Otaku, bro.
Dude: Let me read ‘em!
(Sfx- Jiwaah)
Dude: What’s with you man? You bought three of the same book?!
Big dude: Obviously two of those are for us right?
(Sfx- Gyaahahaha)
Kid: Um, one’s for preservation, and the other for appreciation…
Dude: Let me read it!
(Sfx- Biri biri *rip rip*)
Kid: AH!!
(Handwritten- The preservation one!!)
Dude: ‘Ah’?
Whazzat mean?
Kid: Eh? Um…
(Sfx- Skuhhh *doom*)

018
Dude: Is there something you wanna say?
Big dude: We’re foreigners so we didn’t understand you…
Kid: Uh? No…nothing…
Big dude: Huuuh?!
Ooh, this is kind of cool bro.
You’ve got this metal badge thingy attached to you and junk.
(Sfx- Kiraaan *glitter*)
(Handwritten- Ah!)
Kid: Th—that’s…
‘War Hero Circus’ premium key holder…
(Sfx- Zawa zawa zawa *hustle bustle*)
(Handwritten- What’s going on?)
Dude: I’ve never heard of ‘im, and I don’t care!
(Handwritten- Gyahahaahahah!)

019
{It’s got nothing to do with me.}
{I mean there’s no need for me to get involved.}
{For one thing, even if I were to jump in there what would I do?}
(Sfx- Kuru *spin*)
{It’d have the opposite effect of just making it worse for that person. I’d only end up hurting him more.}
{Someone’s bound to save him.}
{There are so many other people here already…..}
{‘Someone’ other than me will do it…}

020
{Hahah…}
{I sure am a boring guy…}
(Handwritten- I’ll be there right away! Yes!)
{I even ignore people who are in trouble.}
{‘After all someone will do something about it’…}

021
{As soon as something gets troublesome I just run away….}
{If that’s how I’m gonna be then before I grow up I have to learn to control these feelings of guilt I’ve got packed away!}
{If I’m not going to do anything then I should be more proud of it!!}
{Even being ‘evil’ is something I’m doing halfassedly!!}
{Whether I’m ‘Virtuous’ or ‘Evil’ doesn’t matter…}
{I just have to be a person who acts on ‘his own honest feelings’!!}

022
{That’s right…}
{If I just live in accordance to my honest feelings, I wonder how easy life would be…}
{In any case it’s impossible for me.}
{A coward like me will never be satisfied meddling in the affairs of people and mixing in with them.}
{But it’s all good.}
{At least I did a good deed for today.}
{Since I managed to save Mikan’s life.}

023
(Sfx- Pah *beep*)
{The traffic signal says to ‘advance’.}
{I don’t need to think anymore…just walk until I reach my house.}
(Sfx- Veeeen)
(Sfx- Kapa *fwap*)
(Sfx- Veeen veeen)
(On phone- Karatachi Mikan.)
{Mikan…?}
Saike: Hello…?
Mikan: Ah, Saike?
I’m sorry about earlier…
Y’know, ditching you and stuff.

024
Mikan: The truth is…
You were right.
I had something I wanted to talk to you about.
{What’s with this flow of events….}
Mikan: Today…
I wanted to tell you something Saike.
But I guess I was too embarrassed to say it face to face!
(Handwritten- Teehee….)
Saike: …..Eh?
(Sfx- Pahh *fwap*)

025
Mikan: I went to Mogura pond.
You remember?
It’s where we used to catch crabs!

026
Saike: Eh…?
Wait why are you there now…
Mikan: Can you come out now Saike?
I’m waiting for you….
(Sfx- Pushii *click*)
Saike: Eh?
Ah!!
(Sfx- Pupupu)
{Huuuuh….!?!}
(Phone: Connection ended//Time elapsed 31 seconds)
{What the heck is this?!}
{I don’t understand it, I don’t get it!!}
(Sfx- Kachikachikachikachikachikachi *clickclickclicklick*)
{I thought I already saved Mikan!!!}
(Sfx- Pipipipi pipipipi *beeepbeep*)

027
(Sfx- piiiiiih *beeeeep*)
(Phone- Please recharge your battery.)
Saike: Ah….
(Sfx- Dodododododododdodo *thumpthumpthumpthump*)
{Whaaaat?!}
{This is just stupid…!!!}
{Why now of all…}

028
Saike: Hah..
Hah…
Hah..
Hah…
Hah…
{How much time do I have…?!}
{How much time until Mikan gets hit….?!}
Saike: Mikan…it’s gonna be 5:30 soon…
No matter how long we sit and watch I doubt that kappa will show up.

029
{That’s right! It’s at 5:30!!}
{It’s after that time that the truck comes…}
Saike: Right now it’s…
{5…}
{25?!}
(Sfx- Gahh *tok*)
(Sfx- Zushaaah *ddddsh*)
Saike: Ow!!

030
Alarm: It will soon be 5:30.
Little children should head straight home without wandering about.
{No!!}
{After I came back…}
{After I just managed to come back…!!!}
Saike: Ngh….!!
{If I don’t do this here then….}

031
{There was no point of me coming back…}
{To fix things!!}
Saike: Hah..
Hah…
Hah…
Haha….
(Sfx- Zuzaaah *sssssssh*)
Saike: Hah..
Hah…
Hah…
Hah…

032
(Sfx- Baaah *fwaaaf*)
{She’s not here.}
{She must have went back.}
(Sfx- Haaah *sigh*)

033
{Thank goodness.}
Mikan: Geez…I waited so long for you that my throat got dry.
(Sfx- Kaah kaaah*)
Mikan: But I’m so glad you came~!
{Wha…}

034
Mikan: Here!
This one’s yours Saike!
{Why?}

035
(Sfx- Kaaah kaaah)
(Sfx- pipo pipo *weeoowweeoow*)
{You’re kidding me…}
(Sfx- Shaaaahhhh)
{Didn’t I work hard enough…?}
{God….}
(Sfx- Pipo pipo *weeooo weeooow*)

036
(Sfx- Kashuu *squeeze*)
(Sfx- goku *gulp*)
(Sfx- Nnn nnn*)
{Why…??}

037
(Sfx- Goshaa gusshaa *crackle crisssh*)
{Whyyy?!}
{God……..}
{Why did you choose me?}
Saike: NNNNNNNGHHH!!!!
{I have no talent.}
{I have nothing I enjoy, and I have no friends!}
(Sfx- Gashi *crush*)
(Sfx- Gashi *crush*)
(Sfx- Gashi *crush*)
{I’m just a germ! A germ that happened to be here at this place on this day!!}

038
{There are plenty of others that could have returned, right?!}
(Sfx- Gang an gang an *thok thok thok thok*)
{Like someone…}
{Who’s got the ability, who’s superior to me who can actually save Mikan!!}
{Why me…?}
{Why me dammit……}
(Sfx- Gohh)
Saike: Dammitall…

039
{I fall into Mogura pond…}
{And then what happens…}
{Obviously I’ll drown.}
{I can’t swim after all.}

040
{Then I’ll awaken and I’ll have returned to that morning…}
{Wait, no, no.}
{What the heck am I thinking?}
{Has something in my head broken?}
{If I screw up I’m dead, yeah?}
{There’s no such thing as a miracle that happens twice.}
(Sfx- Zashhh *sffft*)

041
{I’ve got no proof…}
{That drowning once again will cause me to ‘return’ do I?}
(Sfx- Pochaan *bloosh*)


042
{But…}
{If I can somehow save Mikan then…}

043
(Sfx- Pihhh *beep*)
(Sfx- Pipipipipipipi *beeepbeepbeepbeep*)
(Sfx- Pipi *beepbee*)
(Sfx- Ban *click*)
(Sfx- Mukuh *fwp*)
(Sfx- Kachikachikachi *tptptop*)
(Sfx- Pupupuph *boopboop*)
(Sfx- Dorurrururu *riiiiiing*)
(Sfx- Dorurururu *riiiiing*)
(Sfx- Puh *click*)
Saike: Hello?
Mikan?

044
Mikan: What’s the big deal Saike? It’s still early in the morning..
I’m still getting ready and my hair is going to take a while.
Hello?
Saike: Nothing…
It’s fine as long as you’re there.
(Sfx- Puh *beep*)
(Sfx- Suuh suuuh suuh)
Mikan: What’s that supposed to mean…..?
{Now then…}
{How will I save Mikan from ‘death’?|
(Sfx- Gopohh *bloop*)
(Side text- Seize this third ‘today’ for yourself. Next issue an increased 34 pages.)
TO BE CONTINUED IN ISSUE 34.